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I think you mean "Is burning a paper a physical change?"
Burning a paper is not a physical change. It is a chemical change. Because you can't turn the ashes of the paper into a normal paper again.
Examples of physical change:
Cutting a paper, sharpening a pencil, writing on a paper...
Examples of chemical change:
Rotten egg, Rusted steel, molded bread...
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agothe ability to burn is actually a chemical property. they way something looks or feels or smells like would be a physical property.
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∙ 11y agoA chemical change
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∙ 12y agoNo, it is a chemical property.
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∙ 7y agoNo, it is a chemical property.
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Burning wood is an example of a chemical change because as it's burning it turns into ashes.
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Is a solid breaking up into many pieces a chemical change?
Disintegration can be a chemical change, but it depends on what kind it is. For example, sharpening a knife is a physical change, but burning a piece of wood is a chemical change.
If you chop wood for a fire and then burn the wood you have made both physical and chemical changes.?
Yes, chopping is a physical change: the chemical composition of the molecules inside the wood remains the same. Burning causes the molecules in the wood to react with the air (mostly with the oxygen in the air), and the result is different compounds than before.
Name a chemical change?
Lighting A Match
Is carving wood a physical or chemical change?
a chemical change involves the formation of a new compound, whereas a physical change just changes from one form/state to another. An example is boiling water changes it from a liquid to a gas but it's still water(H2O) so thats a physical change. However somthing like metal rusting involves the addition of oxygen so iron rusting would go from Fe to FeO2 which is a new substance, hence a chemical change. Carving wood (though not an element as in this example) causes a physical change but not a chemical change.
What are the signs of physical change and chemical change?
Physical Change: A change in which the atoms or molecules in a substance stay the same. Example: Ripping a piece of paper in half Chemical Change: A change that affects the type of molecules or atoms in a substance. Example: Burning wood The primary difference is that in a physical change, the composition of the substance remains the same, but in a chemical change, the composition of the substance changes.
Is the combustion of wood an example of a physical change?
Combustion (burning) is a chemical change.
What is an example of a chemical change wood burning glass breaking water freezing?
The chemical change is the burning wood because the products, carbon dioxide, water, ash, and soot, have different physical and chemical properties. The other changes are physical changes because the physical and chemical properties of the substances did not change.
Is burning of wood and paper a chemical or physical change?
Chemical change
Which process is an example of a physical change?
Dissolving salt in water and making ice cubes
What physical change is shown taking place in burning wood?
chemical change.
Is cutting a stack of wood from a log a chemical change?
No, it is a physical change. If you think about cutting the wood, the pieces will be smaller than the log, but they will have all of the same properties as they did when they were put together. An example of a chemical change is burning the wood. The act of burning it would be a chemical change since it is converting the wood into carbon and water vapor.
Is a solid breaking up into many pieces a chemical change?
Disintegration can be a chemical change, but it depends on what kind it is. For example, sharpening a knife is a physical change, but burning a piece of wood is a chemical change.
Is burning wood into charcoal a physical change?
Unfortunately, it is not a physical/reversible change, as combustion causes chemicals to change their bonding. A simpler example than wood would be glucose (the same reaction as in respiration): C6H12O6 + 6O2 --> 6CO2 + 6H2O This reaction is not reversible.
What is an example of a chemical change in color?
Burning wood. When the wood is burned, it becomes black.
Is a burning wood into ashes and smoke a physical or chemical change?
Burning wood is a chemical change - although, like most chemical changes it is accompanied by a physical change. Usually we reserve the term physical changes for things like erosion, melting, or evaporation where no change in composition occurs.
If you chop wood for a fire and then burn the wood you have made both physical and chemical changes.?
Yes, chopping is a physical change: the chemical composition of the molecules inside the wood remains the same. Burning causes the molecules in the wood to react with the air (mostly with the oxygen in the air), and the result is different compounds than before.
Exameple of a physical change and a chemical change?
A physical change is a change that can be undone. A chemical change cannot be undone. An example of this would be dissolving salt in water. This is a physical change because if you let the water in the container evaporate the salt will be left behind. A chemical change would be like burning a piece of wood since you cannot undo the change taking place to the wood.
